Lighting one of my old Carbide bicycle lamp

Carbide lamps are simple lamps that produce and burn acetylene which is created by the reaction of calcium carbide with water. You can see when i open the water tap, the water drips on the carbide stone which produce acetylene who goes through a pipe up to the lamp house.

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• carbide
• antique
• bicycle
• lamp
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• hv20

[yifuj]

So whats the lumen output like? I dont think anyone still uses this anymore do they?

[Jobergg]

@yifuj Yes I do on my old bicycle.

[blueduderanch]

where would you reccomend buying a carbide lamp?

[Jobergg]

Some antique market or ebay etc.

[junits15]

Its funny, sometimes I am more fascinated by older technologys than newer ones.

[Bevoin1970]

Never seen that done before, Im surprised at how bright they are. Cool !

[kirkconway]

@junits15 absolutely , Ive been a big admirer of the early brass autos' for yrs,

things were more machanical back then,

and were neat to see how thing's would work,

but in the last 60 yrs,

things are more sealed or automatic in function.

and alot simpler to deal with.

ALOT LESS DANGEROUS.TOO!!!!!!!!!

[kirkconway]

Yea on all the pre 16 cars' they had the gas headlamp's and you could hear the gas burning in the body.

neat to look at and good white light but

could be dangerous to use, and messy to clean up afterward's in the carbide can.

[steamboy51]

whats the tank pressure in that thing get to? 2-3 PSI?

[rockypro1]

they are very nice lamps, great to see them lighting up, i have a few of them also and never knew about the carbide from the flower shop i will have to visit the flower shop tomorrow, i hope my misses dosen't see this lol. thanks for sharing, cheers.

[totoroben]

That is one really classy lamp you got there! I use a 7w LED flashlight nowadays for my headlight.

[GundamKnight07]

i still use old kerosene lamps when i'm out side at night all my friends call me wierd

[massia68]

How much last with one charge?

[blueduderanch]

@Jobergg where did you get your lamp from, i really want to buy one but cant find anywhere.